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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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